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FORBES, Elizabeth 'of Thainston?'
(About 1712-)

 

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1. GORDON, George younger, Professor of Hebrew, King's College Aberdeen, Mr

FORBES, Elizabeth 'of Thainston?' 1 2

  • Born: About 1712
  • Marriage (1): GORDON, George younger, Professor of Hebrew, King's College Aberdeen, Mr on 18 September 1741 1 2

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Elizabeth married Mr George GORDON younger, Professor of Hebrew, King's College Aberdeen, son of George GORDON Professor of Hebrew, King's College Aberdeen and Margaret FRASER, on 18 September 1741.1 2 (Mr George GORDON younger, Professor of Hebrew, King's College Aberdeen was baptised on 23 December 1711 in Old Machar parish, Aberdeen, Scotland 3 and died on 5 February 1767 1.)


  Marriage Notes:

"Professors of Hebrew

1730, December 28. Mr. George Gordon, younger.
In place of his father, deceased. By patent under privy seal. ' Born 23rd December, 1711.' Gordon. Married, 18th September, 1741, Elizabeth Forbes. Died 5th February, 1767."

from Officers and Graduates




"George Gordon as Professor of Hebrew. He was born Dec. 23, 1711, and married, Sept. 18, 1741, Elizabeth Forbes (of Thainstone?)."

from Notes and Queries 1 2

Sources


1 e-books, Officers and Graduates of University and King's College Aberdeen ed P.J.Anderson (1893).

2 e-books, Aberdeen Journal Scottish Notes and Queries 2nd series vol.2 July 1900-June 1901 (1901).

3 GRO Scotland, OPR Index of Births and Baptisms.

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